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1 Women and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math 1 (2011)

handle is hein.prescomm/prescommaaafk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Executive Office of the President Women and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) I always hear stories about how we can 'tfind enough engineers, we can 'tfind enough computer programmers... And that's why we're emphasizing math and science. That's why we're emphasizing teaching girls math and science. We've got to lift -- we've got to lift our game up when it comes to technology and math and science. That's, hopefully, one of the most important legacies that I can have as President of the United States. President Barack Obama May 2011 President Obama understands that increasing the number of women engaged in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields is critical to our Nation's ability to out-build, out-educate, and out-innovate future competitors. Jump-starting girls' interest in STEM subjects, boosting the percentage of scientists and engineers who are women - which rested at a mere 24% in 20091 - and giving greater prominence to strong role models is not just the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do. Enmain! irls in STEM In 2009, President Obama set an ambitious goal: to move U.S. students from the middle to the top of the pack in math and science achievement over the next decade. The key to accomplishing this vision rests not only in raising the number and performance of students currently excelling in STEM subjects, but also engaging girls and other students who are historically underrepresented in these areas. That's why the Administration's $4.35 billion Race to the Top competition focused not only on encouraging states to develop comprehensive strategies to improve achievement and provide rigorous curricula in STEM subjects, but also to broaden the participation of women and girls. To achieve this, states applying for these funds received competitive preference if they demonstrated efforts to address any barriers to STEM careers for women, girls, and other underrepresented groups. Launched in November 2009, the President's Educate to Innovate campaign features among its three core pillars a commitment to expand STEM education and career opportunities for underrepresented groups, including women. Working with teachers, businesses, philanthropists, foundations, non-profits, scientists, and engineers, the campaign has already attracted more than $700 million in financial and in-kind support and partnerships that will help prepare more than 10,000 new math and science teachers. I Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, August 2011 www.whitehouse.gq/sT November 30, 2011 Page 1 of 4

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